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Hand feed the herd, feel how soft a baby alpaca is, take as many photographs as you like and have all your alpaca questions answered!

Meet The Alpacas at The Lakes Distillery

And so it was once upon a time when The Lakes Distillery was the perfect place to live alpacaly ever after! Situated on the River Derwent in a dramatic location, it is surrounded by incredible views of the northern most fells. The Lakes Distillery is the perfect place to come along and Meet The Alpacas!

As a Non-Profit Social Enterprise all the income from our activities goes back into supporting the work we do re-homing and rescuing alpacas and llamas, and providing free and subsidised activities for third sector organisations! For more information about the work we do have a look here

What to expect

Every Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm (with extra dates during school holidays) you will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the alpacas and their babies.

  • Activity takes place at The Lakes Distillery, Near Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth CA13 9SJ.
  • Prices start at £15 for visitors 12 yrs & over, £7 for children 4 – 11 yrs, and under 4s are free.
  • All visitors under 18 yrs must be accompanied by a parent as part of the booking.
  • The activity lasts 40 mins and involves hand feeding the girls on their home field, spending time getting to know the herd and learning lots from the guide!
  • Groups of up to 30.
  • Suitable for all ages and abilities.
  • Site facilities include award winning bistro with outdoor seating, gift shop and free car parking.
  • New babies can usually be seen in late spring/summer.
  • Also accessible by X4 bus.

Please note this activity takes place at the Lakes Distillery, Bassenthwaite Lake CA13 9SJ.

I can’t recommend this activity highly enough, it’s all we’ve talked about since we’ve come home!Previous Guest

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To find out more about the distillery and what they have to offer please visit their website.

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